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Seattle's Sand Point Station Hits 67 on Nov. 11, a 1905 Record; Heavy Olympic Rain Saturday Night
By Ryan Hall, Y'all Weather Desk · Published · Updated
Written by our automated news desk from National Weather Service data.
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Key points
- More records fell across western Washington. Sea-Tac Airport also hit 67, topping the old record of 65 from 1990. Bellingham and Olympia set daily record highs too. These are daily records only, and they are preliminary.
- The mild spell is giving way to rain. A second atmospheric river, a long plume of Pacific moisture, hits the Olympic Peninsula Saturday night. Rivers there, including the Skokomish, are already running high. We have a Level 1 of 4 (Marginal) flash flood risk up for Washington on Saturday, so don't drive into water over the road near the Olympics that night.
- Colder air arrives Sunday. A cold front lowers snow levels, and the Cascades pick up moderate snow Sunday into Monday. If you cross the passes, check conditions before you go.
- How sure are we? The front reaching the coast Sunday is well supported. Exact snow totals inland are less certain.
Seattle's Sand Point weather station reached 67 degrees on Wednesday, Nov. 11, breaking a daily record high of 66 that had stood since 1905. Another 1 to 3 inches of rain, locally more, is on the way for the Olympic Peninsula from Saturday night, Nov. 14, into Sunday morning.
Our flash flood outlook and snow forecasts have the latest, and any active Northwest alerts are on our warnings page.
| Station | New record high | Old record |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle WA WFO (Sand Point) | 67 degrees F | 66 (1905) |
| Seattle-Tacoma Airport | 67 degrees F | 65 (1990) |
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Sources
- NWS Seattle Record Event Report, National Weather Service
- Station locations: IEM station metadata (NWSCLI KSEW 47.6872, -122.2553; KSEA 47.4447, -122.3144), Iowa Environmental Mesonet (Iowa State University)